Low Sodium Chai Spice Iced Tea
Warm spices meet a cool glass in this deeply aromatic iced tea that tastes like a café drink you made entirely from scratch. Cinnamon, fresh ginger, cardamom, cloves, and black peppercorns are simmered together before the black tea even enters the picture, which means every sip is layered with real, bold flavor. Maple syrup brings a gentle, rounded sweetness that ties everything together without tipping into cloying territory. Because every ingredient here is whole and unprocessed, there's no hidden sodium sneaking in from flavored syrups, spice blends, or bottled concentrates — just clean, honest flavor from start to finish. The straining step keeps the final pour silky smooth, so you get all that spiced complexity without any gritty bits in your glass. It's equally great served right away over a tall pile of ice or made ahead and chilled in the fridge for whenever the craving hits.
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4 servings
- 3 cups water
- 3 black tea bags
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- 6 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 4 whole cloves
- ¼ tsp black peppercorns
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
For serving
- 1 cup ice cubes, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, cinnamon stick, sliced ginger, crushed cardamom pods, whole cloves, and black peppercorns in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and lightly amber.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags and steep for 4 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags.
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